Automobile bumper



- ou. 29,1925. n l m5119719 v J. MASCUCJHA AUTOMOBILE BUMPER www Patente Oct. 20, 1925.

UNITED STATES mijn.

PATENT OFFICE..

AUTOMOBILE BUrPER.

Application filed Nmiembcr 7, 1824. Serial No. 748,35l.

' specification.

This invention relates to automobile humpers and has for an object lo provide u bumper which is resilient and Capable ot" withstaruling substantial shocl{s -zilso u lnunper that is a-trartive in appearance, simple in construction and easily asueinbled. These and other objects of the invention' Will he more particularly understood from the following specification :in-.l the arvouxpnnyingr flruwing.= in which, hip; l. is n, iront elevation of a double bar bumper instructeil according to my invention, Fig. Q is n plan View of the 'bumper in plane on un :tutomohile, Fig, 3, is, :t pluri View of a'sing'li l'mr bumper emhmlyingr my invention, llios. l mul Fi-urp detfails of the ccnstruetion, i' ig. (i is :i modifica-tionshowinv` how the roar in'eiuher of the bumper muy lie used by itself :is :i rear humi'ier with a, spare between the @nuls for Spare fires, and Fig. 7 is :motherY modification for a roar bumper.

The bumper in the Apresent invention is of the spring hm' typo arranged trannversely in front or rear of the vehicle und clamped lo the chassis frame. The ezi'fls of the humper extend beyond the wheels und the lenders so :is lo form 'a guard in front ol the cur. The bumper comprises nu impact member with a reni. supporutiugi mexuloer whirh is lient forward at the ends to engage the impact member and the entls are externa-- eil in the form of loops; which, upon compression enggge the rear n'wmlwr forming; shorli nhsorhersf Thev vxunice hetwoen the trout lull rezar nwmhejrs is* eornpurati'v'ely narrow so :is: to reduce tho ovorluinging weight of the bumper and reduce 1..'ihrotiou5 thinv construr-lion also hrings the huinprr within :i narrow clearance at ll'ieonfls ol' the vehicle. 'i'

liefen-ring to the drawings, ll und l2 ure the'inpzu't niemhers :is shown lollig. l of n ilouhle hurty :o huniper. members nre heut lmelcworfls and inwaros'uttho ends im inclieoletl :el lel nfl lire seruifztlltogether in rerlirsxl parallel relation 'by enel ponts and spin-ers :es indicated at lil.

"lhe rear supporting `mernher comprises u sil-rolo hor l5 secured hy rluing'is and hraekots; 23 to the side members 2l of the wartlly parallel to the impact liars vto winch it is clamped at I9 and thernrl is finally lient :is Shown al'. 20 in the form of u'prin with the projecting enrl 2l parallel with the rlainp 22 hutnornmllj,7 Spziecll therefrom. 'ihe buinpor is syinn'ietrical about the @entre line 0l the ra'r holla enfls beine formed alike.

ltwill he noiecl that the impact bars 1l. und l2 are Secured to the supporting hat :it lll and beyond this point the impact lia-rs uct :is uruutilever. However, the parallel section -ll of the roux? har reinforres the fantilerered portion oi 'the impact hars while the bends, 16 and 17 form a resilient support 'for ho impact bars. pact hure; ure compressed the ends of the C springs 2l engage the clamp of the supporting'ln'zuckt and uct as shock' uhsorbers. Attention is rolled to the fuel' that thohcnfl li' rounds out the rem bar 'l5 to align with the tui-neil over end 14 ol" the impmft hars thus profontingr the culls ll l'ron'i hooking on 'objects when hacking up or .turning to the side.

The humpor in'lig'. fl is' similar in vontour to Fig. 2. hut this liurnper is provliletl with :i single impur't hur ll whit-h is clamped :it

3l to the rear supportingd hin'.

Une form o'fcluuip that muy he usfwl with thisl invention is shown in. Figs". -rtund 5. The impact har 11 und the ieintoreing1 bar 18 nre Shown in nee'ion in illey Sllzlelile S2 'which has a bent over huso 33 upon which these hars rest, und :in upwardly extending lug" 34.- upon which ruined pacls') extending inwardly may he provitlml;L The upper end of this shackle is bent forward at 37 extending over the hars ll. and l and provided r ith the holt 38. I

The clamping plato 36 may be provifleil willi sin upper row of points 40 and :i lower row of points 40 us shown. driven Sitlawaiys into the groove Whirh is cfmstructed .with n Slight .taper so that the plato tightens against thev pads 39 nml the' lower row of points 40. A' slotted hole 35' is proviflrfl for the, holt 38 4Whirli tightly clitn'ipS 36 lo the shackle 37 und brings the upper row of points 40 to naar against the hor 18. The points 40 indent bur 18 so that the clamp cannot slide from its position.

This plate is lll) As; the irnchangeable and tliese pieces may be connected by a. straight bar between the clamps.

in Figi. G an application is shown of the rear b'ar only used by itself as a rear bumper. in this tbe ber is secured by the clamps 22 and the surfaces lS act as impact members 'while tlvie space bet-Ween tbe ends indicated by a, leaves room for the spare tires usually ca ried on the rear of a car.

The rear bumper in Fig. 7 shows another combination in which the rear bar is reversed with the impact member secured to the oppsite side thereof. The' attaching clamps are secured to the looped ends 18 and the impact member l1 is secured to the bar This leaves the space 0; for tlie tires siiniler te 6.

Lin Fig. it will. be noted that a space 18a providedbetvveen the looped end 18 and tlie impact bar 1l. This space prevents rattling between the spring members of light weight bumpers.

Having tlius described my invention, I claim: a

l. ,in a bumper oi tbe class described, tlie como; tion otu an impact member with its endsbeiit backwards in curves, a rear supporting parallel Witli end spaced from i impact, n einber, said bar clamped A f" said impact member at points inten mediate its and eacli end of said bar terni ,d in a df ible @Lspring spaced from and in tbe plane at supporting bar and cnc tor ciamping said-bai? to a vehicle 2E. En bumper of the class described, the

:zombie tien ci? impact member, a rear supporti'e; bar parallel with and spaced .troni impact imimber,,said bar clamped same Width as the curves ot' tbe impact mem bci' and having each end formed in a C spring,r in the plane ot said impact member, said supportint,T bar forming" a reinforcing member for the ends of the impact member.

and clamped to the impact member at points intern'iediate its ends.

4. ln a bumper of tbe class described, the combination ot' an impact member with its ends curvingbackwards, a rear supporting bar spaced parallel with said impact membei' and clamped to said impact member at points intermediate tlieends of said impact member, each end of said bar beyond said sox clamps being formed in` double reverse" curves of su .in'tially the same Width as the curves of the impact member.

5. In a bumper of the 'cla'ss described, the

combination of an impact member With. its

ends bent backwards iny curves, a rear-`sup porting bar parallellwitli andspaced from said impact member', said bar clamped against said impact member at points intermediate its ends, said clamping point being oiiset n said. bar substantially for the tliiclc ness of said bar so as to space said bar and member where they are adjacent to the clamping point and so that said member is reinforced by said bar after an initial deflection.

Signed at -lVilke's-Barre, Pa., in the county of ljuzerne and State of Penna. this 23rd day of Gctcber A. D. 1924.

' J'OSElH J. MASCUCH. 

